Please be awesome, please be awesome...

And in case you haven't seen them:
Trailer one
Trailer two

Nerd Alert, Part III: Before I was Autobot leader, I was an Autobot reader

The Newspapers Association of America is launching a literacy campaign with OPTIMUS PRIME as the spokes...bot. So awesome.

Nerd Alert, Part II

Some guy built a home theatre to look like the bridge from the original Star Trek's Enterprise (there is no part of that sentence that is not awesome).

Also, one of the original batmobiles is up for sale.

And, finally, there is a replica of KITT for sale on e-bay.

The above geekdom will cost you $15,000; $150,000; and $30,000 respectively.

Nerd Alert, Part I

I have recently tried to get back into reading comics (this is the part where you anti-geeks can stop reading). It's a shameless ploy to promote Spider-Man 3, but Spider-Man is wearing his black costume from the 80s again. I love the black costume, like a punk rock Spider-Man. They have also revealed Spider-Man's identity to the public, which I think is stupid, but whatever.

What the juice?

So, I'm watching TV and this commercial comes on (as is the style). This weirdo dude starts talking.

My friends, there is a movement in our country to destroy the people that fight for you...

(Soliders? Doctors? Professional Wrestlers?)

...trial lawyers.

What? I'm supposed to feel bad for who now?

The guy went on to describe how he "and John Edwards" have been standing up for Americans (on a similar note, Romeo Dallaire and I have been standing up for Canadians for quite some time). He goes so far as to refer to lawyers as "warriors." What do you call 100 warrriors at the bottom of an ocean?

Shameless rip-off

More VD

VD!

It's that time of year again. May I suggest The Cap'n's Unfortunate Valentine's Cards?

YouTube Troika

More YouTube

Robots, lite-brite animation, Rock, and techno-bashing. Hells yeah.

Submissive phone sex anyone?

Caen just sent me this from Conan. At first it just seemed like a regular bit, but it's really funny.

GHD

Thanks Willie.

There was no shadow on the ground
Which means that spring will come around.
Flowers will bloom and life will begin
The waters will warm then we can jump in.

Harper so fat...

So last night I checked Bourque, as I do every once in a while. I don't know why, it's a piece of crap, but it being Ottawa, it's easy to see what the 'hot' stories are from the news sites. In big bold letters I see "DION STOOPS TO FAT JOKES," followed by at least two other headlines about the exact same issue. Oh no, I thought, did he let his semi-famous temper get the best of him? Release some scathing remark about the PM's paunch?

I follow the link to an angry Conservative blog entry. I don't know why Conservatives are always so angry (seriously, he has angry in the name of his blog). You're government now, chill a little. Anyway, the blog says it has evidence of Dion not "exhibiting leadership qualities" (Oh my, Mr. Janke, you've been reading your talking points)and being thin-skinned.

I follow the link to the video. Not content with letting the video speak for itself, the angry Conservative has bluescreened the first part of the video, making sure you are prepared for the incredulity you are about to see. In the video, speaking of Stornoway, Mr. Dion says he has upgraded the exerise room and "My successor, maybe Mr. Harper will have the, the opportunity to lose his overweight now because we have this exercise room."

Oh no he di-in't! No, what?, wait. That's not incredulous at all. My first thoughts upon watching the video were not that Dion was making fat jokes, but that he really needs to work on his casual English. Secondly, he says, "my successor, maybe Mr. Harper" so he wasn't even attacking Harper directly (maybe he thinks all Cons are pudgy?). Clearly he was trying to make a joke vis-a-vis Harper will be back in Stornoway soon. It did not work so well.

I wish Dion had made a fat joke. It would have been more funny. Instead we get a bad joke delivered in poor English. If Conservatives need to jump on something like this perhaps they need some new hobbies (might I suggest pogs?).

Something does clearly need to be done here, though. I cannot let this attempt at a joke stand. If Dion is going to be accused of making fat jokes, then let's help him write some good fat jokes. I will start, but please help me out.

Stephen Harper so fat, when he sit around the caucus table, he sit AROUND the caucus table.